CSO Exam: Cancer Treatment: 58 QUESTIONS: WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
chemoprevention correct answer: the use of medicines, vitamins, minerals or other agents to reduce the risk of, or delay the development of cancer ex: hormone tx prescribed to reduce the risk of breast cancer for a woman determined high risk adjuvant therapy correct answer: -the use of additional cancer tx given after the primary tx -reduce risk of recurrence and decrease the incidence of metastatic disease ex: chemotherapy given after a lobectomy for lung CA definitive therapy correct answer: the use of radiation tx prescribed as the primary treatment modality, with or without chemotherapy neoadjuvant therapy correct answer: -The use of one or more treatment modalities given before the primary treatment. -to reduce the size of the primary tumor to improve the effectiveness of the surgery and to decrease the incidence of metastatic disease ex: chemo and XRT before esophagectomy palliation correct answer: -the use of canc
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